Quick definitions from WordNet (important)▸ adjective:of great significance or value ("Important people")▸ adjective:having or suggesting a consciousness of high position ("Recited the decree with an important air")▸ adjective:having authority or ascendancy or influence ("An important official")▸ adjective:important in effect or meaning▸ adjective:of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
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